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1882
In 1882, the German Empire signed an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy, known as the Triple Alliance. -
1905
In 1905, the German Empire offered to help Morocco aganist France. -
1906
In 1906, the German Empire wanted to establish a protectorate in the region. The Algeciras Conference, which authorised a Franco-Spanish protectorate, forced the Germans to back down. -
1907
In 1907, the Triple Alliance signed a mutual aid pact, the Triple Entente. -
1908
In 1908, the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary increased tensions in the Balkans. -
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1912-13
In 1912 to 1913, the Balkans war happene. Serbia allied with Russia and emerged as the victor. As Serbia was clearly becoming stronger, Austria-Hungary, fearing a general Slav uprising while under its control, looked to the Germans for support. -
28 June 1914
On 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro -Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, which had been occupied by Austria-Hungary since 1908. The assassin was a Bosnian student who had links with Serbian nationalist organisations. -
28 July 1914
Austria-Hungary, encouraged by Germany, accused Serbia of the assassination and declared war on 28 July. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary to protect Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia and France. Great Britain declared declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary after invaded Belgium. Only Italy remained neutral. The confrontation between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had become a European war. -
3 August 1914
On 3, August 1914. The Germany Empire declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium. -
1916
Romania entered the war in 1916 and the Germans launched a new offensive on the Western Front, but stopped by the French at the Battle of Verdun. The French and the Bristish then attacked the German lines at the Battle of the Somme. Both offensives achieved very little despite enormous casualties on both sides. -
February 1916
The Battle of Verdun began, when the German army began pounding the forts and trenches with artillery fire. The tsar abdicated and a republic was proclaimed. It was headed by a provisional government. -
March 1917
In March 1917, the Russian February Revolution occurred, leading to the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II and the establishment of a provisional government in Russia. This event was caused by participation in the First World War. And the tsar abdicated and marked the end of the Romanov dynasty. -
April 1917
Russia experienced persistent social unrest as exiled political leaders, such as Lenin, returned. The Soviets, councils of workers and soldiers, gained influence by challenging the provisional government. A Constituent Assembly was planned, although its convening was delayed due to political disputes. These events laid the foundation for the October Revolution. During World War I, the United States entered the war. -
October 1917
Lenin returned to Russia from exile, and published his new ideas in the April Theses .
The Bolsheviks, with the support of the Soviets, had created their own armed militia, the Red Guards, and prepared for an insurrection on 25 October 1917. The rebels occupied Petrograd, took the Winter Palace and overthrew the provisional government. The revolution quickly spread to Moscow and industrial regions. -
November 1917
In November 1917, elections were held for the Constituent Assembly, convened by the provisional government. The Bolsheviks got only 25 percent of the seats, although they won a majority in cities and industrial regions. -
March 1918
The ones who supported the return of tsarism took up arms against soviet government. With the help of French, British, Japanese and Ameican troops, the White army confronted the Red army, ehich was led by Trotsky and the Bolsheviksl -
11 November 1918
On November 11, 1918, what until then had been the most devastating war in the history of humanity ended with the armistice of Compiègne. -
January 1919
In January 1919, during the First World War, the peace agreement signed at the end of World War I between Germany and the winning Allied powers occurred. It was negotiated during the Peace Conference held in Versailles.
Also the League of Nations was created to guarantee peace and cooperation between states, however, the project failed. -
June 1919
In June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was finally signed. -
1921
In 1921 Lenin organized an increase in food purchases abroad. Although there had been requests for help from abroad since July 1921, it was only in September that it began to arrive. In June 1921, the Soviet government mobilized the entire country to fight hunger. -
1922
In 1922, the four republics decided to create a federal structure that would encompass them: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.